Posted by carolinapam on October 11, 2016, 6:10 pm, in reply to "Radiation issues"User logged in as post

Missy-

so sorry you are having side effects of your radiation....I'm sure many on here can relate to what you are going through...I was informed the worst skin burning is toward the end since the radiation is cumulative

I did burn on the 6th week also...Silvadene is a burn cream but I was given a vaseline-like gel called Aquaphor...it worked really good!!...see if your dr can give you some of that...I didn't even need a prescription...he had samples in the office

We all worry about recurrence...it's the nature of the beast...if it will help, my radiologist stated radiation would cut my chances of recurrence from 30% down to 5%...since I only got moderate results from chemo, and surgery cannot remove every cancer cell, I was willing to accept the side effects...my skin healed very quickly once treatment ended

hoping you make the best decision possible for you...just have to weigh the pros & cons...hugs